E-3 Visa Senior Storage Engineer Jobs
Senior Storage Engineer roles in the U.S. qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a relevant bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a reliable path for Australian engineers ready to work in enterprise storage, cloud infrastructure, or data center architecture.
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Our team plays a crucial role in the data ecosystem of the TikTok Recommendation System, focusing on creating offline and real-time data storage solutions for large-scale recommendation, search, and advertising businesses, serving over 1 billion users. The core goals of the team are to ensure high system reliability, uninterrupted service, and smooth data processing. We are committed to building a storage and computing infrastructure that can adapt to various data sources and meet diverse storage requirements, ultimately providing efficient, cost-effective, and user-friendly data storage and management tools for the business.
- Architecture Design and Implementation: Design and implement offline and real-time data architectures for large-scale recommendation, search, and advertising systems based on Paimon and Flink. Ensure efficient data processing and storage to meet the strict requirements of the business for data timeliness and accuracy.
- System Construction and Optimization: Design and implement flexible, scalable, stable, and high-performance storage systems and computing models. Use Paimon as the storage foundation and combine it with the powerful computing capabilities of Flink. Continuously optimize system performance to cope with the challenges brought by business growth.
- Troubleshooting and Stability Assurance: Be responsible for troubleshooting production systems. For problems that occur in the Paimon-Flink architecture during operation, design and implement necessary mechanisms and tools, such as data consistency assurance and exception recovery, to ensure the overall stability of the production system.
- Distributed System Construction: Build industry-leading distributed systems, including offline and online storage based on Paimon and batch and stream processing frameworks based on Flink, providing solid and reliable infrastructure support for massive data and large-scale business systems.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree or above in computer science, software engineering, or related fields, with experience in building scalable systems.
- Thorough understanding of Paimon and Flink, and be able to understand and use them at the source-code level.
- In-depth understanding of at least one data lake technology (such as Paimon), with practical implementation and customization experience, which should be highlighted in the resume.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, and Scala, with strong coding and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience in data warehouse modeling and be able to design efficient data models that meet complex business scenarios.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in using other big-data systems/frameworks (such as Hive, HBase, Kudu, etc.) and handling large-scale data (PB-level and above) is preferred.
- Have the courage to take on complex problems and be willing to explore problems without clear solutions.
- Passions in learning new technologies and be able to quickly master and apply them to practical work.
- Familiar with the principles of HDFS, and knowledge of columnar storage formats such as Parquet and ORC is preferred.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $241680 - $456000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
Responsibilities
Our team plays a crucial role in the data ecosystem of the TikTok Recommendation System, focusing on creating offline and real-time data storage solutions for large-scale recommendation, search, and advertising businesses, serving over 1 billion users. The core goals of the team are to ensure high system reliability, uninterrupted service, and smooth data processing. We are committed to building a storage and computing infrastructure that can adapt to various data sources and meet diverse storage requirements, ultimately providing efficient, cost-effective, and user-friendly data storage and management tools for the business.
- Architecture Design and Implementation: Design and implement offline and real-time data architectures for large-scale recommendation, search, and advertising systems based on Paimon and Flink. Ensure efficient data processing and storage to meet the strict requirements of the business for data timeliness and accuracy.
- System Construction and Optimization: Design and implement flexible, scalable, stable, and high-performance storage systems and computing models. Use Paimon as the storage foundation and combine it with the powerful computing capabilities of Flink. Continuously optimize system performance to cope with the challenges brought by business growth.
- Troubleshooting and Stability Assurance: Be responsible for troubleshooting production systems. For problems that occur in the Paimon-Flink architecture during operation, design and implement necessary mechanisms and tools, such as data consistency assurance and exception recovery, to ensure the overall stability of the production system.
- Distributed System Construction: Build industry-leading distributed systems, including offline and online storage based on Paimon and batch and stream processing frameworks based on Flink, providing solid and reliable infrastructure support for massive data and large-scale business systems.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree or above in computer science, software engineering, or related fields, with experience in building scalable systems.
- Thorough understanding of Paimon and Flink, and be able to understand and use them at the source-code level.
- In-depth understanding of at least one data lake technology (such as Paimon), with practical implementation and customization experience, which should be highlighted in the resume.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, and Scala, with strong coding and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience in data warehouse modeling and be able to design efficient data models that meet complex business scenarios.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in using other big-data systems/frameworks (such as Hive, HBase, Kudu, etc.) and handling large-scale data (PB-level and above) is preferred.
- Have the courage to take on complex problems and be willing to explore problems without clear solutions.
- Passions in learning new technologies and be able to quickly master and apply them to practical work.
- Familiar with the principles of HDFS, and knowledge of columnar storage formats such as Parquet and ORC is preferred.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $241680 - $456000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Senior Storage Engineer
Document your storage specialisations before applying
Compile evidence of hands-on experience with specific platforms, NetApp, Pure Storage, EMC, or cloud-native storage on AWS or Azure. U.S. employers use these credentials to justify the specialty occupation classification the DOL requires for LCA approval.
Target employers with active infrastructure build-outs
Focus on mid-to-large enterprises expanding data centre capacity or migrating to hybrid cloud. These organisations have ongoing storage engineering headcount needs and are more likely to sponsor E-3 visa workers than companies in a cost-reduction phase.
Use Migrate Mate to find E-3 sponsoring employers
Migrate Mate filters Senior Storage Engineer roles by employers who have sponsored E-3 or H-1B visas before, so you're not cold-applying to companies unfamiliar with the process. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork once you have an offer.
Confirm your degree field maps to the role
The E-3 requires a direct relationship between your degree and the job. A bachelor's in information technology or computer science supports a storage engineering role; a general business degree typically does not. Clarify this with your employer before the LCA is filed with DOL.
Ask your employer to file the LCA early
The Labor Condition Application must be certified by DOL before you can attend your consulate interview. Standard LCA certification runs around seven business days, but filing delays push your start date back. Get your employer to submit it immediately after you sign your offer.
Bring vendor certifications to your consulate interview
Consular officers sometimes question whether a storage engineering role genuinely requires a degree. Certifications from Cisco, VMware, or NetApp alongside your academic transcripts reinforce the specialty occupation argument and reduce the chance of administrative processing.
E-3 Visa Senior Storage Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Senior Storage Engineer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It surfaces Senior Storage Engineer roles at employers with a verified history of sponsoring Australian professionals on E-3 or H-1B visas, so you can focus your applications on companies that already understand the process rather than educating hiring managers from scratch.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Senior Storage Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, in most cases. Senior Storage Engineer positions typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, information systems, or electrical engineering, which meets the DOL's specialty occupation standard. The role must be defined in the job posting as requiring that specific degree level, not just preferring it. If the posting says 'preferred,' ask the employer to revise it before the LCA is submitted.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Senior Storage Engineer roles?
The E-3 is available only to Australian citizens but has no lottery and no annual cap, meaning you can apply any time of year and your employer doesn't need to wait for a random selection. H-1B registrations enter a lottery with roughly a one-in-four chance of selection. For a Senior Storage Engineer with Australian citizenship, the E-3 is a faster and more predictable path to a U.S. role.
Can I switch storage engineering employers while on an E-3?
Yes, but you cannot simply transfer your existing E-3 status to a new employer the way an H-1B portability rule works. Your new employer must file a fresh LCA with DOL and you'll need a new E-3 visa stamp at a consulate before starting, or a change of status if you're already in the U.S. Plan for a two-to-four week gap between roles to allow for LCA certification.